I'm thinking about getting a practice set of 5 double stamps from Zonedriven to let friends and family use that don't have their own discs. I have borrowed out my understable discs in the past, but realized that's a good way to end up with no understable discs.

All 150g, all DX plastic. It's what I bought, and it has served me well for the past six months. I still haven't 'upgraded' or tried other molds/plastics because I figure it's better for me to learn how to throw these basic discs first before I get swept up in trying every disc out there.

It's the Indian, not the arrow, right?

sleepy

sleepy wrote:I sleepy, do hereby commit to use the Comet as my main midrange disc for a period of no less than one (1) year; commencing 11/24/09 and ending (if I so choose) on 11/24/10.

I like trying new discs; I just don't jump on one right away. For example, I had the wraith in my bag as a try out disc even though my main drivers are trackers and avengers. Now that I learned the disc, it definately made the bag.

Even with discs that do not make my bag ( like the champ sidewinder), I still had fun trying it out.

Me personally, I did great with drivers in the beginning, but they were light. The first driver I got out to 350' was a 158g DX beast. I think its a misconception that beginners can't throw drivers. My first driver ever was a 175g eagle and I could throw it fairly well from day 1.

If I were to pick 5 discs from your list I would pick (I assume they are all DX).
The lighter the weights, the easier it will be to throw these.

I'm pretty sure the deal is only for one mold. The ones I listed are 5 for 25$. Maybe I'll give them a call and see if I can split the order. I'd like to try some Valks since I have never thrown one, but I'm thinking the wider rim may make things more difficult for a newbie.

I have been bringing some new people out recently and found that the heavy sharks and light valks were the easiest for my friends to throw. A heavy shark does what one expects a disc to do if they have played some catch with normal discs.

Everyone new seems to have an easier time throwing valks than teebirds. And I found that my friends and wife need to have some distance to feel happy playing.

krusen wrote:I'm pretty sure the deal is only for one mold. The ones I listed are 5 for 25$. Maybe I'll give them a call and see if I can split the order. I'd like to try some Valks since I have never thrown one, but I'm thinking the wider rim may make things more difficult for a newbie.

I actually found the wider rim drivers (orc, flash, crush, beast) to be easier to throw when I started out, and I still favor them over smaller rim models. The valk would probably be a good choice.

This has kinda gotten off track. I intend to buy a set of 5 x-outs from Zonedriven for newbs to use. I can only choose from the ones listed:
Beast
Cobra
Eagle
Firebird
Orc
Roc
Shark
Teebird
Valkyrie
Viking
I don't want to buy a whole set, since a newb doesn't really need a mid, and I have extra DX aviars to use. It would be a bonus if I could use the discs as well.
I was originally thinking Valk since I have been wanting to try those out, but it sounds to me that a Cobra would be a better choice for the enjoyment of the new golfers. I'm thinking light weight would still be necessary. Maybe I could still learn some finesse by taking some light Cobras to the practice field.